Comments on: Hyundai sales figures rise in February

By: snakeman

snakeman — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:50:18 +0000

For what it’s worth, the first car I bought was a Hyundai. It was passed around the family for 12 years and travelled 200,000 kms without any major repair. My mate on the other hand spent $85k on a VW and it’s been in and out of the mechanics on warranty repair since the day he got it.

How true you are Holstein, not even in the same league!

By: SteveC

SteveC — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:49:25 +0000

This isn’t a derogatory comment. But Asians are like ants.

As the saying goes, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”

Asians are good at that. Throw lots of resources at something. As long as you make a dollar, it’s a dollar more than what you had if you can’t shift the product.

By providing such a value for money product, they will sell more and more. A dollar here, a dollar there. All of a sudden they’re in front, they got the customers in, and now they are established with the brand because once the carrot (the cheap purchase price) is dangled in front of them, they’re interested in seeing what more there is to it.

All of a sudden you have brand loyalty and many many customers come back to buy another KIA or Hyundai because they are in fact good cars.

I think they’re doing a bang up job, if it wasn’t for my passion for Italian cars, I’d be looking at one. By I do the stupid thing and buy cars with my heart, not by head.

SteveC

By: holstein hore ).( ).(

holstein hore ).( ).( — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:43:32 +0000

HAAHAHAHH soooo funny , not even in the same league as vw , way above the also rans, who like to play in the discount market building it down to a price .

By: RD

RD — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:44:17 +0000

Good on him, he must have thought that the Golf was superior in price/features/styling/safety/warranty/reliability then the i30 and presumably other cars he tested. If we all liked the same thing, it would be a VERY boring world. See, I could say he is merely a badge slave, but I am not that shallow. Unlike some hey Holstein?

VW’s are very good well engineered cars, just like Hyundai’s.

By: holstein hore ).( ).(

holstein hore ).( ).( — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:12:06 +0000

yes we did test drive the i30 then my partener got smart , spent the extra and bought a golf .

By: Matty

Matty — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:07:25 +0000

RD very well said and Whore sorry Hore you coudnot be any more wrong.

By: dhairaz

dhairaz — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:46:31 +0000

RD, I agree with your suggestion.

By: RD

RD — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:18:13 +0000

Holstein Hore ).( ).(, I take offence to that comment. I purchased my i30 SR after MANY hours of research and test driving competitors cars. I chose the i30 simply because it was better than the competition in price/features/styling/safety (in my mind) at the time. This was November 2007. Back then I had narrowed my choice down to the then new Lancer VR, Holden Astra, Honda Civic and the i30. Well over a year later she’s still going strong with no faults to speak of. Maybe instead of generalising what sort of people choose a particular brand of car, you should follow your own advice – and test drive one.

By: holstein hore ).( ).(

holstein hore ).( ).( — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:27:54 +0000

Still have very average handling and low rent interiors , one for the masses who never test drive a new car .

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:19:52 +0000

are you talking about BMs link or this article??

BMs link shows both.

Perhaps you know what Hyundais actual sales figure for feb in OZ was???